The European Commission decided on Thursday to bring Belgium and Estonia to court for failure to respect EU legislation on better availability and use of port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (the Company; President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that the company revised the year-end dividend per share for fiscal year 2007 ending March 31, 2008
Winds of up to 60mph have forced the closure of the Port of Dover. Forecasters have predicted a storm force 10 in the English Channel and a severe weather warning has been issued by the Met Office.
Shipping companies in the UAE are losing hundreds of thousands of dirhams as their containers wait for days in the queues at repair workshops. The problem has been caused by the increasing volume of imported and exported containerised cargo, which has led to a shortage of repair facilities.
On 30 January Maersk Contractors named the latest addition to the fleet. The new high efficiency jack-up rig is the first in a series of four identical rigs currently under construction for Maersk Contractors. The following three highly advanced, next generation 350ft jack-up rigs will be delivered
Teekay has purchased two unique liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers that, in future, may help its customers develop smaller gas fields and open up markets that were previously inaccessible.
An operation to free a £2m lifeboat, stranded on rocks at Rathlin Island, is on its second day. The Portrush lifeboat got into difficulty while attempting to rescue three people whose boat was in danger.
StatoilHydro ASA, operator of production licence 312, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 6407/6-6 in the Norwegian Sea. The purpose of the well was to investigate the potential for gas in sandstone of the Middle Jurassic Age in a prospect called Gamma. The prospect is located about eight kil
Ship Finance International Limited, announced today that is has signed new 12-year charters for the two 1700 TEU container vessels Sea Alfa and Sea Beta to an Asia-based regional liner company (the ‘Charterer’). The two 2005-built vessels have previously been employed on shorter-term charters, and S
Rolls-Royce, world leader in commercial and naval marine markets, will exhibit its successful coastal protection vessel design at the Pacific 2008 exhibition in Sydney, Australia, where Border Protection Command, a partnership between Customs and Defence, was established three years ago.
Serco Denholm Marine Services Ltd and Damen Shipyards Gorinchem have signed Shipbuilding Contracts for 29 new vessels as part of a 15 year programme to deliver marine services to the Royal Navy. These new vessels will operate in a fleet of around 110 vessels operated by Serco Denholm in both port an
JSW Steel Ltd. said on Thursday that it has signed a Joint Venture agreement with a Chilean company viz. MINERA SANTA FE, controlled by Leonardo Farkas Klein, a locally renowned Entrepreneur. The JV will develop iron ore mines and other projects in South America, including Chile. While JSW Steel hol
Surfers and boat users in Jersey have been warned to look out for wood floating in the sea. Police issued the warning after wood was washed up on St Ouen’s beach.
Young people from Liverpool are being invited to apply to take part in the 2008 Tall Ships Races in July. Up to 50 free places are available for people aged between 16 and 25 thanks to funding by the Liverpool Culture Company and Liverpool City Council.
